Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 NIV
The Inspiration:
The ending does not always look like the start. The story from where today's verse is taken did not reflect peace at all. Syria and Israel had ganged up against Judah, and had come to war against it, but they could not prevail, try as much as they could. A few of the lessons from this story are that you only get success in any endeavour if and only if God approves of it, and the quality and quantity of the opposition against you will not matter if God is on your side. God sent the prophet Isaiah, with his son, to go and give a message of deliverance and hope to the king of Judah. Who is providing you support and encouragement on this journey of life and faith?
The Expectation:
For this season we are in, God's sure word is the only recipe that guarantees success in life, family, work and ministry. Isaiah gave the message of God to king Ahaz of Judah, and it must have seemed incredible or impossible. God asked the king to ask for a sign that God's promise would be fulfilled. Either by a lack of faith or false humility, the king refused to ask for any sign. Be careful of false humility, or a heart that pretends to be pious or is self-righteous. God is God by himself, and does not need my help to be so. He remains God no matter what I do or don't do, and when He speaks, there is nothing or no one that can stand against Him.
The Conclusion:
Consider the sign that was given: a virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and His name was defined long before the child came. God is the One who could break the law of natural conception in order to bring his son into the world; He is the One who can determine the end from the beginning. He is also the One who can shed light into the midst of the utmost darkness, and there is nothing impossible for Him. The sign of Immanuel is the sign of peace; it is the sign that God's love for the world is boundless. It does not matter the amount of pain sin has caused, or the attempts by the devil to keep reminding of my past; I simply remind the devil that I have seen, responded to and accepted the gift of God's Son. What of you? God's time of favour is here.
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